a socially accepted target rape is connected to the frustration produced by living in this society rape is anger misdirected towards a socially accepted target: women Men and Politics Group, East Bay Men’s Center, Statement on Rape i didn’t get the promotion i deserved i work in a cubicle the boss doesn’t know my name i put in too much overtime this tie makes it hard to breathe this traffic is always in my way there’s all these bills i have to pay i’m angry all the time and the damn kids are banging their toys when i come home and dinner is never on time and your looks have just gone to hell and i hate you i just want a fucking beer, you bitch it’s all your fault

most accurate metaphors rape is one of the most savage one of the most accurate metaphors for how men relate to women in this society it is a political crime committed by men as a class against women as a class rape is an attempt by men to keep all women in line Bob Lamm, 1976 now there’s two ways this can happen, little girl you can keep fighting me, and if that’s the case, i’ll have to keep my hand over your mouth and this knife at your neck, or you can relax, enjoy yourself, make this easier on the both of us you know you want this so stop fighting it i saw the way you were looking at me earlier, the way you stared at me the way you were dressed i know what you were thinking so don’t say a word did you think those drinks were free how long did you think i could wait it’s my turn now you owe it to me just do as i say and no one gets hurt

Hasn’t Happened Yet

there is so much in me that is ugly

people can give me compliments
but it is never enough
it’s never what i want to hear
it would be nice if the right someone
came along and told me everything
I needed to hear

but that hasn’t happened yet

people keep trying to make me feel better
they talk about the sunrises and the
stars in the sky and the babbling book
when I look right over my shoulder
I should see the beauty in things

well, I never get to the beauty part

I never get there

so no, I don’t know what the answers are
so no, I don’t know where the optimism is
and I don’t know how to make things better

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